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Which brake pads?

  • 02-02-2009 7:56pm
    #1
    Ghost Rider
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    I have a pair of Tektro R556 extra long reach caliper brakes on my singlespeed (go ahead, fixie owners - hate me) but I'm not 100% sure which brake pads I need. Can anyone help?

    The brake shoes are the "cartridge" style, so the pads slide into them and have a bolt that secures them once in place. I think these pads look right...

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=2955

    ...but I can't see the far side of them so I don't know if they have a hole for a securing bolt!

    (They're also out of stock, so I'd be grateful if you could point me in the direction of any other models that would do the job either. Thanks!)


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  • #2
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    The screw means they're shimano style pads.

    These will do the trick as well.

    I use Kool Stop salmon pads, great for the rain. CRC don't stock them at the moment.


  • #3
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    Ghost Rider wrote: »
    go ahead, fixie owners - hate me

    ok.
    el tonto wrote: »
    I use Kool Stop salmon pads, great for the rain. CRC don't stock them at the moment.

    me too - and i glad of them last saturday as i hit 74kph on djouce. wiggle have 'em in.


  • #4
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Cheers, boss. By the way, CRC don't have much in the way of brake pads at the moment.
    el tonto wrote: »
    The screw means they're shimano style pads.

    These will do the trick as well.

    I use Kool Stop salmon pads, great for the rain. CRC don't stock them at the moment.


  • #5
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Cheers for the tip, hater. Tell me: if salmon pads are so good in the rain, why not use them all the time?
    niceonetom wrote: »
    ok.



    me too - and i glad of them last saturday as i hit 74kph on djouce. wiggle have 'em in.


  • #6
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    Ghost Rider wrote: »
    Cheers for the tip, hater. Tell me: if salmon pads are so good in the rain, why not use them all the time?

    well i do use them all the time actually.


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  • #7
    Ghost Rider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,883 ✭✭✭Ghost Rider


    Might as well score me some of them in that case. Ta.
    niceonetom wrote: »
    well i do use them all the time actually.


  • #8
    penexpers
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    +1 for Kool Stop Salmon


  • #9
    Chips Lovell
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    niceonetom wrote: »
    well i do use them all the time actually.

    Me too.


  • #10
    TinyExplosions
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    el tonto wrote: »
    Me too.

    +1


  • #11
    blorg
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    Ghost Rider wrote: »
    Cheers for the tip, hater. Tell me: if salmon pads are so good in the rain, why not use them all the time?
    I would guess the trade-off is that being softer they wear down faster than the black ones.

    I don't use them yet myself but I need new pads myself and as everyone else here seems to I will buy a pair just to fit in.


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  • #12
    Chips Lovell
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    Yep, they are meant to wear quicker. Mind you, I just replaced my first pair. They lasted a year.


  • #13
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    blorg wrote: »
    I would guess the trade-off is that being softer they wear down faster than the black ones.

    I don't use them yet myself but I need new pads myself and as everyone else here seems to I will buy a pair just to fit in.

    I got a set of the black kool stop pads a couple of weeks ago. They're absolute cack.

    The dura ace ones are much better although I must try the salmon kool stop ones given that everyone seems to use them...


  • #14
    bcmf
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    Wiil they fit into BBB holders?


  • #15
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭alfalad


    [quote/]
    me too - and i glad of them last saturday as i hit 74kph on djouce. wiggle have 'em in.[/quote]

    I only hit 73.4kph coming down djouce on Saturday, so not fair!!


  • #16
    penexpers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭penexpers


    bcmf wrote: »
    Wiil they fit into BBB holders?

    I don't think that BBB make brake calipers?

    In any case, they are compatible with blocks that are held in with a pin, as opposed to blocks that are held in with a screw.


  • #17
    niceonetom
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    alfalad wrote: »
    I only hit 73.4kph coming down djouce on Saturday, so not fair!!

    74.3kph according to my polar. silly stuff given the conditions.


  • #18
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    niceonetom wrote: »
    74.3kph according to my polar. silly stuff given the conditions.

    Fair play, I wasn't taking any chances coming down there and was braking like a mofo.


  • #19
    bcmf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭bcmf


    penexpers wrote: »
    I don't think that BBB make brake calipers?

    In any case, they are compatible with blocks that are held in with a pin, as opposed to blocks that are held in with a screw.


    Sorry I have tektro calipers with BBB pads that have the pad that slips into a holder.


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